Life Sciences Seminar: Parents, Porches, and Pb policy: Cycles of engagement and research
Life Science Seminar
Parents, Porches, and Pb policy: Cycles of engagement and research
Dr. Katrina Korfmacher
Professor of Environmental Medicine, Director of Community Engagement
EHSC and Institute of Human Health and Environment at University of Rochester
Abstract:
Childhood lead poisoning remains a global environmental health threat. However, effective, efficient, equitable solutions differ from place to place. Rochester’s 2005 lead law is hailed as a ‘gold standard’ for preventing housing-based exposures to lead. This talk will explore how ongoing interactions between researchers, community groups, and government over 25 years have contributed to rapid declines in childhood lead poisoning in Rochester while contributing to federal policy and setting a national model for locally-based primary prevention.
Bio:
Katrina Smith Korfmacher, PhD is Professor of Environmental Medicine and Director of Community Engagement for the Environmental Health Sciences Center (EHSC) and the Institute for Human Health and the Environment at the University of Rochester. She holds a MS in Water Quality Management and PhD in Environmental Studies from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. As a policy scientist, her research focuses on the roles of science and communities in decision-making. Dr. Korfmacher has worked with community partnerships and national groups related to childhood lead poisoning prevention, healthy homes, air quality, built environment, fracking, water pollution, and other environmental justice issues for over twenty years.
Intended Audience:
All are Welcome!
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